ORIX Corp.made a number of management changes, including Kazunori Kataoka's appointment asgroup senior vice president.

Kataoka is currently president of ORIX Insurance Services Corp.

Further, Kiyoshi Fushitani was nominated as a director, the companysaid May 10.

Fushitani is the company's corporate executive vice presidentand head of its global transportation services headquarters, East Asia businessheadquarters and global business and alternative investment headquarters.

In addition, the company said Yoshiyuki Yamaya will retire asdirector. Yamaya will be appointed as a special adviser of ORIX.

The changes are effective June 21.